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Terra Map Server GmbH was founded on the initiative of the Government of North Rhine-Westphalia in December 1999. The focus of the company is to guarantee efficient as well as uncomplicated provision of full-coverage geodata and related services for the economy.

For this reason an internet platform www.terramapserver.com has been established. Maps, aerial images and demographic data will be sold / distributed via this platform and thus made available via geo-based services per e-business.

Technologically and economically, terramapserver is the leading platform in Europe. Evidence of efficiency today is the biggest internet data supply of more than 5 Tera-byte as well as a Hard- and Software platform which incorporates high availability, scalability and performance. Already today, by average system utilization, more than 2,5 Mio. map transactions per day are possible.

terramapserver can assure this efficiency for its clients throughout the year. Thus, day and night and Europe-wide access to navigable street data, to aerial images or topographic maps or other information for terramapserver users are guaranteed.

Data, services, hosting

Terra Map Server offers public and private providers' geodata as well as modern e-business solutions. These are customized for the demand of the economy and offer geodata on demand for various segments (utilities, real estate, e-government, etc.).
Terra Map Server also offers Hosting services and value added services like transactional billing mechanisms. Business consulting expertise for the realisation of customized solutions rounds up the portfolio.

This system of data, services and man power is supported by a well-designed partner concept. Its high flexibility enables numerous B2B und B2C models on national and international level. Terra Map Server thus offers its partners the right portion of support needed for their individual customer care.

E-business and DER KNOPF

Terra Map Server aims at high quality and efficiency. Following these guidelines, the concept for so-called geo-based services per e-business was developed. A continuous and automatic user-chain of geo-information is the result, from database to any end-application, like e.g. MS Office® products. The advantage for the user of DER KNOPF is to apply the services simply by pressing a button. The services are

Geo-coder: returns spatial coordinates for addresses
Catalog service: returns a catalog of geodata available for a particular area of interest
Map transfer: transfers maps and imagery; for GIS or CAD these are embedded geo-referenced into the application
Topicality service: returns geodata topicality information for a particular point
Routing: returns routing information between two places. Visualisation is possible with any available map material.
Ordering services: integration of terramapserver's e-shop.

"DER KNOPF" is the label for this innovative access method to geodata and services, which is easy to install and handle, has a customer oriented billing and is thus quickly exploring markets.